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https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2017/06/30/we-need-more-coders/#respondFri, 30 Jun 2017 20:49:44 +0000http://geekanddad.wordpress.com/?p=1910In his excellent post Brandon Sneed responds to GM CEO&#8217;s &#8220;We need more coders&#8221; comment: &#8220;Let&#8217;s talk about the real problem…&#8221; I agree with his comments and would add: Many large companies seem to waste an astonishing amount of developer productivity. So rather than saying they need more developers, these CEOs might start by fixing [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=geekanddad.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7413548&#038;post=1910&#038;subd=geekanddad&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~4/8idcJgiMd5g" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2017/06/30/we-need-more-coders/feed/0Dadhttps://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2017/06/30/we-need-more-coders/Found a file named “Silly Verse for James Dempsey”http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~3/b1jM60_J8Og/
https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/found-a-file-named-silly-verse-for-james-dempsey/#respondSun, 17 Apr 2016 23:07:42 +0000http://geekanddad.wordpress.com/?p=1902awash in the miasma of async blocks on dispatch_queues bad data flyin&#8217; like kids from pews (when church lets out and they go free) and to the console logging spews apocalyptic, no good news mood turning into plasmaFiled under: humor, music, poems<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=geekanddad.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7413548&#038;post=1902&#038;subd=geekanddad&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~4/b1jM60_J8Og" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/found-a-file-named-silly-verse-for-james-dempsey/feed/0Dadhttps://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/found-a-file-named-silly-verse-for-james-dempsey/7DRL Challenge 2016: Arcana Commandhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~3/wW9jmrdEr_g/
https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/7drl-challenge-2016-arcana-command/#commentsMon, 14 Mar 2016 03:28:20 +0000http://geekanddad.wordpress.com/?p=1897My entry in the 2016 7DRL challenge is finished, a mere 1 minute before my time ran out! Arcana Command is based on Download it here, or keep reading to find out more. &#160; Features: Defend humanity from the mysterious Kyth and their demonic minions Train four different classes of hero Research advanced magic Construct [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=geekanddad.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7413548&#038;post=1897&#038;subd=geekanddad&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~4/wW9jmrdEr_g" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/7drl-challenge-2016-arcana-command/feed/2GeekArcana Commander Screenshothttps://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/7drl-challenge-2016-arcana-command/Tax Time: Retirement plan for Indieshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~3/zY2paZE1bmc/
https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2016/02/21/tax-time-retirement-plan-for-indies/#respondMon, 22 Feb 2016 05:34:26 +0000http://geekanddad.wordpress.com/?p=1830Tax Time here in the U S of A. This post is for self-employeed and small business owners in the USA but does not constitute tax advice &#8211; you should consult a qualified licensed/certified tax professional &#8211; but is just some information to help you ask them some leading questions and pointers to documentation [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=geekanddad.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7413548&#038;post=1830&#038;subd=geekanddad&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~4/zY2paZE1bmc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2016/02/21/tax-time-retirement-plan-for-indies/feed/0Dadhttps://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2016/02/21/tax-time-retirement-plan-for-indies/Game for getting your child to dress themselves in the morninghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~3/rsyq63yIx3k/
https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/game-for-getting-your-child-to-dress-themselves-in-the-morning/#respondWed, 06 Jan 2016 18:08:52 +0000http://geekanddad.wordpress.com/?p=1828Here&#8217;s a game we used to get Geek to get himself dressed and moving in the morning. I&#8217;d lay his clothes out flat on the floor to make a path of clothing from his bed to the door of his room. Then tell him that the game was to see if he could make it [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=geekanddad.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7413548&#038;post=1828&#038;subd=geekanddad&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~4/rsyq63yIx3k" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/game-for-getting-your-child-to-dress-themselves-in-the-morning/feed/0Dadhttps://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/game-for-getting-your-child-to-dress-themselves-in-the-morning/7DRL Challenge 2015: Deathdealerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~3/zMFWEqzOEPk/
https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2015/03/15/7drl-challenge-2015-deathdealer/#commentsSun, 15 Mar 2015 21:15:50 +0000http://geekanddad.wordpress.com/?p=1823My entry into the 2015 Seven-Day Roguelike Challenge is complete! Deathdealer, an arena combat roguelike with trading card game mechanics, is finished and available for you to play. Features: Survive as long as possible against endless waves of fiendishly difficult enemies Mix and match three schools of magic Customize your character&#8217;s deck from 69 different cards [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=geekanddad.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7413548&#038;post=1823&#038;subd=geekanddad&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~4/zMFWEqzOEPk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2015/03/15/7drl-challenge-2015-deathdealer/feed/4GeekScreen Shot 2015-03-15 at 1.43.42 PMhttps://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2015/03/15/7drl-challenge-2015-deathdealer/iWork ’09 and .docx fileshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~3/aVabx0xDMTg/
https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/iwork-09-and-docx-files/#respondWed, 25 Feb 2015 05:37:09 +0000http://geekanddad.wordpress.com/?p=1821If you happen to rebuild a mac and put 10.9.5 on it and you install iWork &#8217;09 from an older CD/DVD so you get iWork 9.0, you will find that you cannot open .docx files. Going to the AppStore is fruitless &#8211; just wants to get you to update to the current versions of Pages [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=geekanddad.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7413548&#038;post=1821&#038;subd=geekanddad&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~4/aVabx0xDMTg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/iwork-09-and-docx-files/feed/0Dadhttps://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/iwork-09-and-docx-files/Dad’s dad just recalled a prank I (apparently) did at a young age…http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~3/o-2cNXKzZTw/
https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/dads-dad-just-recalled-a-prank-i-apparently-did-at-a-young-age/#respondFri, 19 Dec 2014 19:48:01 +0000http://geekanddad.wordpress.com/?p=1806Funny to have Dad&#8217;s dad talk about stepping on Legos and then recall this other event which I swear I don&#8217;t remember doing, but I would have been younger than 7 when this is purported to have happened: Then there was the Sat morning when I heard massive giggles from the hall, went out to see and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=geekanddad.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7413548&#038;post=1806&#038;subd=geekanddad&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~4/o-2cNXKzZTw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/dads-dad-just-recalled-a-prank-i-apparently-did-at-a-young-age/feed/0Dadhttps://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/dads-dad-just-recalled-a-prank-i-apparently-did-at-a-young-age/Fix for spinning Pizza in Finder (10.9.5): remove dropbox contextual menushttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~3/zSZAhPAsgx0/
https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/spinning-pizza-in-finder-10-9-5-fix-remove-dropbox-contextual-menus/#commentsSat, 08 Nov 2014 03:54:36 +0000http://geekanddad.wordpress.com/?p=1794Got really tired for seeing the SPOD (Spinning Pizza of Death) in the Finder while trying to navigate in the folder hierarchy. Happens off and on every 30 seconds or so. Finally tracked it down to something dumb that Dropbox&#8217;s contextual menu code is doing (version 2.10.41). It&#8217;s a bit of a pain to remove but [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=geekanddad.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7413548&#038;post=1794&#038;subd=geekanddad&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~4/zSZAhPAsgx0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/spinning-pizza-in-finder-10-9-5-fix-remove-dropbox-contextual-menus/feed/1DadScreen Shot 2014-11-07 at 7.44.40 PMhttps://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/spinning-pizza-in-finder-10-9-5-fix-remove-dropbox-contextual-menus/Objective C Builder Pattern playhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~3/dKU4wQ0BXN0/
https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/objective-c-builder-pattern-play/#commentsSun, 13 Apr 2014 00:21:40 +0000http://geekanddad.wordpress.com/?p=1775So I read two posts on the Builder Pattern from Java today that got linked to off of Twitter. This by Klaas Pieter which referenced this one by Uli Kusterer. Both good articles. I haven&#8217;t done Java much at all for the last 10 years and so am not used to this pattern, but I thought about how I might [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=geekanddad.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7413548&#038;post=1775&#038;subd=geekanddad&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndDadsBlog/~4/dKU4wQ0BXN0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>https://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/objective-c-builder-pattern-play/feed/1Dadhttps://geekanddad.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/objective-c-builder-pattern-play/